No Sides

"What exactly do you mean by drastic?"

The Emperor was staring into nothingness, his eyes almost glazing over as he responded with a coldness that Jin Wang hadn't seen before.

"I mean something so immensely significant, so far-reaching and long-lasting that the lives of everyone in the greater worlds are forever changed. Something that forces them to make decisions they would never have otherwise. That is the only hope I have left of making any meaningful change."

Jin Wang knew exactly what the Emperor meant but he still needed to hear it from his own mouth. Because if it was something this big then there would definitely be a great loss of life regardless of the method.

"Is there no other way?" he asked again, hoping there was something else up his sleeve.

The emperor's gaze slowly shifted over to Jin Wang. He let out a hollow sigh upon seeing a tinge of hope still burning inside him.